Lourdes healing shrine closed

[kallend 2,174]

Irony meter explodes:

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2020-03/coronavirus-lourdes-shrine-closes-temporarily.html

[turtlespeed 226]

5 hours ago, kallend said:

Irony meter explodes:

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2020-03/coronavirus-lourdes-shrine-closes-temporarily.html

I would really like to hear how this is even possible in God's Plan.

Perhaps it is just another test to the faithful?

Please, someone, explain it away.

[gowlerk 2,283]

36 minutes ago, turtlespeed said:

I would really like to hear how this is even possible in God's Plan.

Perhaps it is just another test to the faithful?

Please, someone, explain it away.

The petty affairs and trials of mankind have never been important to any of the gods man has created.

[turtlespeed 226]

27 minutes ago, gowlerk said:

The petty affairs and trials of mankind have never been important to any of the gods man has created.

Then why pray?

[gowlerk 2,283]

Just now, turtlespeed said:

Then why pray?

Indeed. For the same reason that the shaman tore the hearts out of the children as sacrifice to appease the gods. Same effect, much less traumatic.

[turtlespeed 226]

14 minutes ago, gowlerk said:

Indeed. For the same reason that the shaman tore the hearts out of the children as sacrifice to appease the gods. Same effect, much less traumatic.

They were wrong - it should have been the elderly.

Science has progressed since then.  

Lets try the elderly this time around.

[gowlerk 2,283]

1 minute ago, turtlespeed said:

Lets try the elderly this time around.

Trump and the GOP are on that.

[turtlespeed 226]

4 minutes ago, gowlerk said:

Trump and the GOP are on that.

Do you have any proof of this, or is it sarcasm?

[gowlerk 2,283]

Just now, turtlespeed said:

Do you have any proof of this, or is it sarcasm?

There have been numerous instances of Trump and GOP officials stating that sacrificing some lives to get the Great American Economy (and Trump's re-election chances) is the way to go.

[turtlespeed 226]

Just now, gowlerk said:

There have been numerous instances of Trump and GOP officials stating that sacrificing some lives to get the Great American Economy (and Trump's re-election chances) is the way to go.

Where in what you typed does that single out the elderly?

 

[kallend 2,174]

7 minutes ago, turtlespeed said:

Where in what you typed does that single out the elderly?

 

1. It's implicit in the documented fatality rates.

2. Texas Lt. Gov (R), March 23, 2020 

[gowlerk 2,283]

1 minute ago, turtlespeed said:

Where in what you typed does that single out the elderly?

 

Sometimes my posts require you to think for yourself.

[turtlespeed 226]

12 minutes ago, gowlerk said:

Sometimes my posts require you to think for yourself.

So - Let me get this straight - you are saying POTUS is actively targeting the elderly for sacrifice.

[gowlerk 2,283]

18 minutes ago, turtlespeed said:

So - Let me get this straight - you are saying POTUS is actively targeting the elderly for sacrifice.

If that's the conclusion you come to I can live with it.

[ryoder 1,590]

41 minutes ago, kallend said:

1. It's implicit in the documented fatality rates.

2. Texas Lt. Gov (R), March 23, 2020 

Also, IN Rep. Trey Hollingsworth:

https://fox59.com/news/coronavirus/indiana-congressman-says-letting-more-americans-die-of-coronavirus-is-lesser-of-two-evils-compared-to-economy-tanking/

Edited April 15, 2020 by ryoder

[kallend 2,174]

39 minutes ago, turtlespeed said:

So - Let me get this straight - you are saying POTUS is actively targeting the elderly for sacrifice.

You don't actually READ, do you?

[ryoder 1,590]

5 minutes ago, kallend said:

You don't actually READ, do you?

Are you kidding???

That would cut into his time allotted for trolling!

[billvon 3,131]

53 minutes ago, turtlespeed said:

So - Let me get this straight - you are saying POTUS is actively targeting the elderly for sacrifice.

Nope.  That would be his death panel.

[JoeWeber 2,967]

1 hour ago, turtlespeed said:

Then why pray?

Dear Turtlehopper, they pray not to a God, they pray for a God.

[turtlespeed 226]

10 minutes ago, JoeWeber said:

Dear Turtlehopper, they pray not to a God, they pray for a God.

I think there is a lot of truth to that statement.

Except the caracture of the name - Dear Joe Webbedfoot

[JerryBaumchen 1,471]

2 hours ago, gowlerk said:

Trump and the GOP are on that.

Hi Ken,

'Trump and the GOP' are elderly.  That's one of their problems.

Jerry Baumchen

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

On 4/15/2020 at 12:28 PM, JerryBaumchen said:

Hi Ken,

'Trump and the GOP' are elderly.  That's one of their problems.

Jerry Baumchen

Good.

Then they can kill themselves.
That would make the world a much better place.

[gowlerk 2,283]

58 minutes ago, wolfriverjoe said:

Good.

Then they can kill themselves.
That would make the world a much better place.

Now you've done it. That will trigger turtlespeed for sure.

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

5 minutes ago, gowlerk said:

Now you've done it. That will trigger turtlespeed for sure.

Who?

[turtlespeed 226]

1 hour ago, gowlerk said:

Now you've done it. That will trigger turtlespeed for sure.

Not triggered, I just wonder if he considers his words without using his emotions. 
 

it must make a guy feel pretty good to wish on the suicide of another man.  
It must be elation to wish that on an entire group of people.